Considerations on rapid sequence intubation as an alternative to the airway approach in patients with COVID-19 by José Julio Ojeda González

“…The steps to follow for performing rapid sequence intubation are detailed, considering the drugs to be used and the biosecurity measures to be taken into account, as well as the recommendations for subsequent management of the anesthetic-surgical procedure in patients with COVID-19.…”
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XEN45 Gel Stent Combined with Healaflow Injectable Viscoelastic Implant by Eloy Villarreal, Eran Berkowitz, Beatrice Tiosano

“…To introduce a potential solution for failed glaucoma surgeries by proposing an optional surgical procedure in conjunction with the use of Healaflow (Anteis S.A., Geneva, Switzerland) as a spacer, which may potentially reduce the failure rate. …”
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Application of a Gastroduodenal Artery Graft for Reconstruction of the Hepatic Artery during Radical Resection of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma by Yurong Liang, Jing Wang, Xianjie Shi, Jiahong Dong, Wanqing Gu

“…This paper was designed to evaluate a novel surgical procedure of using a gastroduodenal artery graft for reconstruction of the hepatic artery during radical resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma, which is citation-free and self-contained. …”
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Transoral Robotic Surgery: Step-by-Step Radical Tonsillectomy by Jose Granell, Ivan Mendez-Benegassi, Teresa Millas, Laura Garrido, Raimundo Gutierrez-Fonseca

“…Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) radical tonsillectomy is an emerging minimally invasive surgical procedure for the treatment of cancer of the tonsil. …”
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Hyperthermic Intraoperative Thoracoabdominal Chemotherapy by Paul H. Sugarbaker, David Chang, O. Anthony Stuart

“…From a prospective database, patients who had diaphragm resection and then hyperthermic thoracoabdominal chemotherapy (HITAC) as a component of a cytoreductive surgical procedure were identified. Data from control patients receiving HIPEC or hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITOC) were analyzed for comparison. …”
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The Impact of Pinless Navigation in Conventionally Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty by P. Koenen, M. M. Schneider, T. R. Pfeiffer, B. Bouillon, H. Bäthis

“…In 65.3%, intraoperative measurements changed the surgical procedure (corrections: 20.4% femoral, 25.9% tibial, 19% both). …”
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Survival after Abdominoperineal and Sphincter-Preserving Resection in Nonmetastatic Rectal Cancer: A Population-Based Time-Trend and Propensity Score-Matched SEER Analysis by Rene Warschkow, Sabrina M. Ebinger, Walter Brunner, Bruno M. Schmied, Lukas Marti

“…It is unclear whether this adverse outcome is due to the surgical procedure itself or is a consequence of tumor-related characteristics. …”
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Rare Case of Multiple Perirenal, Extra-Adrenal Myelolipoma: Case Report, Current Management Options, and Literature Review by Goran Benko, Andrina Kopjar, Marin Plantak, Danijel Cvetko, Vicko Glunčić, Anita Lukić

“…Although myelolipomas are benign and can be managed conservatively, if malignancy is suspected, a surgical procedure is an option. We report a case of a 68-year-old patient with multiple perirenal extra-adrenal myelolipomas. …”
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Transapical Approach for Mitral Valve Repair during Insertion of a Left Ventricular Assist Device by Mark J. Russo, Aurelie Merlo, Elizabeth M. Johnson, Shahab Akhter, Sean McCarney, Jennifer Steiman, Allen Anderson, Valluvan Jeevanandam

“…The average postoperative pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) decreased after the surgical procedure from 44/22 ± 14/5 mmHg to 57/28 ± 9/5 mmHg. …”
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Breast Fistula Repair after Autologous Fat Graft: A Case Report by Francesco Maria Klinger, Fabio Caviggioli, Davide Forcellini, Valeriano Vinci, Luca Maione, Giorgio Pajardi, Marco Klinger

“…The patient was referred to surgical intervention under general anesthesia to obtain scar contracture release using autologous fat graft; one month after autologous fat injection, following healing of the fistula, the patient underwent a second surgical procedure to replace the left breast implant. Unexpectedly, two weeks after the surgical procedure, complete healing of the breast fistula within the scar area was observed; this observation was confirmed during the second surgical step for left breast implant repositioning, when we observed the absence of the fistula orifice in the breast implant cavity. …”
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Honey as an Alternative Dressing in Post-Palatoplasty—Two Case Reports by Clara David, Irfan Rasul, Yossy Y. Ariestiana, Abul Fauzi

“…Palatoplasty is a surgical procedure used to repair a cleft palate. Postsurgery there are times when the healing process is disrupted. …”
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Feasibility and accuracy of CARLO© guided optic canal unroofing by Schicker Martina, Tu Ha Thanh, Luder Yann, Morawska Marta, Röthlisberger Michel

“…The surgical procedure known as optic nerve unroofing plays a vital role in skull base surgery. …”
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Patient Complications after Interscalene Block: A Retrospective Comparison of Liposomal Bupivacaine to Nonliposomal Bupivacaine by Jacob L. Hutchins, Jason Habeck, Zac Novaczyk, Richard Campbell, Christopher Creedon, Ellen Spartz, Michael Richter, Jeremy Wolter, Gaurav Suryawanshi, Alexander Kaizer, Aaron A. Berg

“…Medical records were individually reviewed for surgical procedure, block medications, complications related to the block or surgical procedure, phone calls to the healthcare system for issues related to opioids or pain within 3 and within 30 days, readmissions within 30 days, and emergency room visits for complications within 3 and 30 days. …”
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Economic Outcomes and Incidence of Postsurgical Hypotension With Liposomal Bupivacaine vs Epidural Analgesia in Abdominal Surgeries by Margaret Holtz, Nick Liao, Jennifer H. Lin, Carl V. Asche

“…Subgroup analyses were stratified by surgical procedure (colorectal, abdominal) and approach (endoscopic, open). …”
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A Prolapsed Cecoureterocele in an Adult Treated Conservatively: Highly Rare, but Existent by Löcherbach Florian, Preusser Stefan, Meier Mark

“…She was successfully treated without the need for a surgical procedure.…”
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Extensive supraglottic mass—An anesthetist’s nightmare by K Chethan Hebbar, Abhishek Nagarajappa, M Chandramouli, Anvi

“…Successful intubation was followed by an uneventful surgical procedure and a smooth recovery. This case highlights the efficacy and safety of awake fiber-optic intubation in managing difficult airways in patients with supraglottic tumors, minimizing complications and enhancing patient outcomes.…”
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Feasibility and accuracy of CARLO© guided extradural anterior clinoidectomy by Tu Ha Thanh, Schicker Martina, Luder Yann, Morawska Marta, Cordier Dominik, Röthlisberger Michel

“…Anterior clinoidectomy is a surgical procedure used to access the central skull base, providing access to sellar and parasellar pathologies and vascular lesions in and around the cavernous sinus. …”
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Iatrogenic Severe Splenic Injury after Colonoscopy by Ikponmwosa Enofe, Jacob Burch, Julie Yam, Manoj Rai

“…We report a case of significant splenic injury, American Association of Surgery for Trauma (AAST) grade III with hemoperitoneum, in a patient following diagnostic colonoscopy, managed conservatively without the need for invasive or salvage surgical procedure.…”
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Placement of the Internal Pulse Generator for Deep Brain Stimulation in the Upper Back to Prevent Fracture of the Extension Wire due to Generator Rotation: Case Report by Ankur Garg, Avinash L. Mohan, P. Charles Garell

“…Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a common surgical procedure used for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor. …”
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Management of the difficult airway in children. A case report by Magaly Álvarez Bárzaga, Dianelys De la Cruz Cruz, Edith Marianela Fleites Guerra

“…The anesthesiologist plays a unique role in the health care of all patients who will undergo a surgical procedure. In this sense, he is a key factor in the appropriate and timely management of the airway. …”
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